My father, who had lost a brother, fighting on the Austrian side in World War I, was a committed pacifist.

I was born in 1923 into a middle class Jewish family in Vienna, a few years after the end of World War I, which was disastrous from the Austrian point of view.

I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto.

My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.

During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.

I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for the attainment of this objective.

Originally I had planned to revert to nuclear physics there, in particular the structure of the deuteron.

Adversity causes some men to break others to break records.

... but it is human to be outraged by injustice, even to the point of courting destruction!

Sometimes it takes courage to leave.

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

And when you really think about the 9-11 event, the horrific attack on our land here in America and the death of three thousand of out loved ones, it was a defining moment.

The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment.

Find the video that has been so offensive to Muslims to be disgusting and reprehensible.

I scowled defensively. "My conversations don't usually include the subject of erections." "Too bad," he said. "All the best conversations do.

I think this conflict [against terrorism] is going to require a suspension of freedom and rights unlike anything we have ever seen, at least since World War II.

The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child.